If you enjoyed seeing a dimmer New York skyline during the 2003 blackout, you may get some pleasure from the March 28 "
Earth Hour." On that date from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., several large New York buildings will cut their lights as part of a 1,000-city effort to highlight the climate crisis (though its actual effect on global energy use will probably be
negligible). Earth Hour is the
World Wildlife Fund's idea. Among the participants are the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and the U.N., whose
Secretary-General endorses it as a message of support for earth-friendliness to the
December Copenhagen Climate Conference. Citizens are encouraged to take part, too. "So the question is, how the hell are we supposed to entertain ourselves without electricity?" ask
the Martini Boys. " The obvious answer: sex with ugly people." Photo via
NASA.
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